Buying mistakes

[fyimo]

My first rifle purchase was a disaster as I bought a custom 7.62x54 Russian mauser that was engraved and had a beautiful stock to find out later that the barrel was shot because of from the use with corrosive powder and there would be two round holes in the target and then an oblong one indicating that the bullet had tumbled in flight.

 

[arjay]

Sounds like my 1st center fire rifle.Beautiful piece of wood with an fn mauser action.Luckily for me it was free.Eventually had it rebarreled and it became a moa gun.I still have that one,though I probably haven't shot it in 15-20 years.

 

[OFT II]

AMT Hardballer. Oh, and there was that Colt 2000.

 

[Vulcan Bob]

AMT Hardballer, back to factory three times and still dident work. A S&W 59, same story and a Berretta BM-59 with a severe wandering zero problem. Shoulda kept the BM-59, boy did they ever go up in price!

 

[Gary]

Years ago I traded a somewhat finish worn 28-2 for a fairly nice 30-06 Remington 742 Woodmaster. Not a bad trade value wise at the time but it was one I regretted almost immediately after the deal was done. I also didn't know that Remington autos didn't sell very well in my part of the country. I must have lugged it to a 1/2 dozen gun shows before I was able to unload it.

 

[kennyb]

I got that same gun for Christmas 1970 used. It was actually a Mossberg sold as a "Revelation" which was sold by Western Auto Stores. I still have that rickety stick. I did shoot some turkeys, a goose and a couple of deer back in the day.. but it is a rattle trap.

i still have my christmas 1972 revelation from western auto it's more or less my snake gun these days but i have had good luck with it thru the years

 

[kennyb]

I got the 1911 bug last year (continues into this year ) and bought the the new Ruger and Remington 1911's about a month apart. Later I picked up a Kimber and Colt and they made me realize that all 1911's are not equal

I'm thinking of selling the first two now.

hey lou...i just picked up a new colt govt.rail model 1911...beautiful 45...my brother has been interested in the new ruger and remington 1911's can you tell me more?

 

[kcode]

I hate to admit it but, it was a S&W 686 4" off of GB. It was highly polished only to find out it was more of a rebuilt wreck. Timing was off due to wear, gap at forcing cone was way out of line, would spit lead all over when shot. Took it to a gun show and traded even up for a M&P40 LEO NIB.

 

[jeffrey]

A "LNIB" 4-inch 66-4 on GB that the seller said that he had shot just one time (to qualify with) and then put away. When I saw it at my FFL, it was a mess! Scratched up frame, buggered screws, push-off, you name it. I'm sure that I would have burst into tears had I seen what was under the sideplate. I won a bet with my FFL, who said that the seller wouldn't take it back. I was very happy to be only out the shipping.

 

[slowburninsteve]

I traded a Springfield Armory stainless mil-spec for a Kahr .45 last year in a moment of madness. Traded off the Kahr for a Glock and lost my rear on the deal but I love the Glock 19.

 

[Lee D]

Bushmaster carbon fiber pistol. absolute piece of unreliable ****.
why i wanted an AR pistol still escapes me. i did get a nice 1895 SS guide gun on a straight trade,
so at least something good came out of my momentary lapse of reason.

 

[cass]

Ruger M77 International in .308. Beautiful gun - also inaccurate; or, Springfield Armory Micro Compact in 45, inaccurate and too heavy. Glad they're both gone, even at a big loss.

 

[wbraswell]

(Sigh) That first N-frame.

 

[GatorFarmer]

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It is just ahead of a Norinco 1911 I bought in 1968. That gun rattled so badly that walking across a muddy field with it in an enclosed leather holster, it rattled.

The Norinco 1911s were only sold commercially in the United States from circa 1990ish to 1994. The earliest any guns came in from China was about 1986 when there was a new trade agreement signed allowing their import, until such import was largely banned in 1994.

Having one in 1968 must have been interesting.

 

[LVSteve]

The worst was a badly sportered Arisaka Type 38 I bought by accident at an online estate auction. Somebody was yacking at me while I was bidding and I failed to notice I had put a bid on the wrong lot. If I can ever find a stock I shall restore it as all the missing metal is available and cheap and the barrel and action are actually in good shape.

The worst I bought when I meant to was an Enfield No.4 Mk1 from another online estate auction. I got it cheap, but when it arrived it had the dreaded ZF mark on the butt meaning there was something amiss with the action. Sure enough it had headspace best measured with a thick book and a safety lug on the bolt was broken off. What broke my heart was the fact it had a mint barrel. The wood now houses another Enfield that I bought cheap but had been sportered. One day I shall get that nice barrel off and get my FFL to condemn the action.

 

[george minze]

How about letting a ASP get away at below 500. back in the 70's....Neat design but the double action took superman to fire....the first shot, and getting uused to the guttersnipe sight was not for me..I originally bought it for a judge, who didn't like it....Who Knew What They would be worth now........RIP Paris, it must have been a good design as Smith just about copied it as the 3913....They got it right...

 

[Springfield Bob]

I bought my wife an auto ordinance 1911 for $300.00 at a gun show. The worst gun we ever bought. It wouldn't eject the spent shells. She called it a clunker and didn't trust it. We got rid of it and not by throwing it in the river as she offen joked about.

 

[Kansas Jim]

Llama 9mm
best 5 shot group about 12 inches at 5 yards. Thats if you could get 5 shots off with out stoppages

 

[rilkil23]

The airsoft rifle that I swore wouldn't hurt if my 11 year old shot me with it. I was wrong and I had the welt/bruise for quite a while. Good thing it broke after about 400 rounds, worst $120.00 I ever spent. I bought him a Ruger 10/22 for his birthday and he is very proud to have his own rifle to take to the range with his dad. Don't underestimate the pain from one of those plastic bb shooting little f*****s, they hurt.